Method and apparatus for orienting and loading cartridges
US4939862A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/83
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for orienting and loading a plurality of unoriented rim-fire cartridge into a magazine are provided. An orienter apparatus employs gravity to orient rim-fire cartridges by hanging a plurality of cartridges from a number of parallel rails. The orienter is repositioned to a second or vertical configuration so that gravity can be used to feed the columns of oriented cartridges through a chute. In another embodiment, a collector apparatus is used to pick up a plurality of cartridges and hold the cartridges in a holding portion. The orienter or collector operatively engages with a loader which employs a camming mechanism to move cartridges one at a time into a magazine. The cartridges are placed in a first angular relationship with respect to the magazine opening and are moved through the opening while changing the angular relationship of the cartridge with the magazine opening. In another embodiment for use with, for example, 9 millimeter cartridges, a cartridge moving means is used to move cartridges, one at a time, as provided in single file by collector or orientor. The moving means moves a cartridge in a first direction towards the open end of the magazine…
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